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West Bengal State University
Barasat, North 24 Paraganas
Postal Address: Berunanpukuria, P.O. Malikapur,
North 24 Parganas, PIN 700126
Office Fax : (033) 2524 1977
Telephone : 25241975, 25241976, 25241978, 25241979

 
 
 
 
 
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Debasis Kumar Mondal

Lecturer,

Department of Anthropology,
West Bengal State University,
Berunanpukuria, Malikapur,
Barasat, 24 Pgs (N), Kolkata- 700 126
West Bengal, INDIA
Contact Number(m): 09830594244
E-mail id: anth.debasis@gmail.com
Residence: 186A Picnic Garden Road, Kolkata-700039, West Bengal, India.

 
 

Area of specialization

 
Archaeological Anthropology (Prehistory and palaeoanthropology)
   

Area of interest

Prehistoric primitive continuum, Ethno-archaeology, Archaeometallurgy, Ancient ceramics, Culture Resource Management (CRM)

Education :

M.Sc in Anthropology from Calcutta University in 2002,   specialization in Palaeo- Anthropology and prehistoric Archaeology.


Career profile :

Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role
       
Mrinalini Dutta Mahavidyapith, Birati, Guest- Lecturer 2004-2006 Teaching
Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Dumdum Guest- Lecturer 2004-2005, Teaching
Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore Lecturer 2008-2009 Teaching
Department of Anthropology
West Bengal State University
Lecturer 2009- Teaching & Research
Department of Anthropology
University of Calcutta
Guest-Lecturer 2010- Teaching
       

Award

1. National Scholarship of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource development.

2. Doctoral Fellowship 0f University Grant Commission (UGC) from   2006-2008.

 

Research/ Project Experience

1. Research experience in connection with PhD under the University of Calcutta since 2006.

2. Supervisor of the project “Socio-Economic Survey of Vidarbha, Maharashtra”. The project was undertaken in collaboration with International Centre     Calcutta and Rashtriya  Yuwa Sanghatan Wardha. 

 

Courses and Workshop

  1. Three months course on “Ancient Indian ceramics” organised by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, W.B

  2. Workshop on “Remote Sensing & Geographical Information System (GIS) Application the field of Archaeology” organised by Centre for Archaeological Studies and Training, Eastern India, W.B.

  3. Workshop on “Social and Cultural Photography and Filming, Visual Anthropology” organised by Department of Anthropology, Calcutta University in connection with DSA Programme,UGC.



Paper published

  1. “The Marginalization of the Dhakis, The Drummer” in The Journal of Asiatic Society (In press)

  2. “The diversity of Pottery In India in The Journal of Asiatic Society (In press)

Paper presentation in National and International Seminar.

  1. 1. Paper presented on “The Marginalization of the Dhakis, The Drummer” in The National Seminar on “Marginalisation in Urban and Rural contexts of India” in Asiatic Society held from 8th – 10 th March, 2007

  2. Paper presented On “The diversity of Pottery in India” in The International Seminar on “Biological & cultural Diversity in South- South East Asia and the Development Consequence” in Asiatic Society held from 21st – 23rd November, 2007.

  3. Paper presented on “A Study of Rituals among the Poundras of Kolkata” in The National Seminar on “Human Diversity, Emerging Perspectives” held from 27th – 28th March, 2008

  4. Paper presented on “Traditional Process of Brass Working among The Ghantara Community of Village Sadeibereni, District Dhenkanal, Orissa, India” in 19th IPPA Congress, Hanoi  Co organized with the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences and the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology in Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Conference Centre, Hanoi , Vietnam held from  29th November To 5th December,2009.

 
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